Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-277) and index

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Contents; preface; abbreviations used in the notes; 1. early years; 2. at the king's court; 3. a time to leave, a time to begin anew; 4. settling down; 5. the house at green spring; 6. bargains with great men; 7. an enforced retirement; 8. return to power; 9. mission to london; 10. carolina; 11. virginia's cure; 12. age and misfortune have withered my desires; 13. a bacon! a bacon! a bacon!; 14. disgrace; 15. that his days should be accomplished; essay on sources; index

Sir William Berkeley (16051677) influenced colonial Virginia more than any other man of his era, diversifying VirginiaÆs trade with international markets, serving as a model for the planter aristocracy, and helping to establish American self-rule. An Oxford-educated playwright, soldier, and diplomat, Berkeley won appointment as governor of Virginia in 1641 after a decade in the court of King Charles I. Between his arrival in Jamestown and his death, Berkeley became VirginiaÆs leading politician and planter, indelibly stamping his ambitions, accomplishments, and, ultimately, his failures upon

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